Camille Wardrop Alleyne: Women in Science

Meet Dr. Camille Wardrop Alleyne, a brilliant aerospace engineer whose accomplishments in that field have been extraordinary. Currently one of the most-recognized women in aerospace engineering, She is the Assistant Program Scientist for the International Space Station, leading an international task force in educational and public outreach campaigns for the station as well as to attract more young people into the sciences. She is the recipient of several recognition awards from NASA, she has played a lead role in the design and development of space vehicles, among them the state-of-the-art Orion crew exploration vehicle. She has also received commendations from the US Department of Defense for her work on its ballistic missile defence system.